What do Mumford & Sons sound like without banjo?
The English folk-rock group has just unveiled for preview their first single, Believe, off their new banjo-less album.
The song opens with some soft electronic synth sounds, not too dissimilar to some of the tracks on Coldplay's recent album Ghost Stories, and there's also a rock guitar break-out that attempts to elevate them into a Kings of Leon-style stadium band.
The presence of Marcus Mumford's unmistakable soft vocals mean they're still recognisable. But it's a far more mature sounding band, more akin to the Coldplays and U2s of this world.